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Mitteleuropa Orchestra

The Mitteleuropa Orchestra, which has its roots in the musical tradition of the area ofcentral and southern Europe, is the product of many decades of orchestral experience. In the early 2000s it found its institutional place thanks to the intervention of the Regional Administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the support of the Municipalities and Provinces of the Region.

It currently boasts 47 permanent orchestra members and a solid autonomous organization; its headquarters are in Palmanova at the Loggia della Gran Guardia, a historical building dating from the 1500s that overlooks the splendid main square of this star-shaped city.

The Chief Conductor of the Orchestra, since January 2017, is the Maestro Marco Guidarini. His repertoire, as an indication of his great versatility, ranges from Baroque to Contemporary Music, and genres from classical musicto crossover.

The Mitteleuropa Orchestra performs in different formations, ranging from symphonicto symphonic-choral orchestral formations, with string orchestra, wind orchestra, and chamber ensembles. It has received significant public andcritical acclaimthroughout Italy and abroad, in France, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Albania. It has also been hosted at numerous international events, from the International Festival of Contemporary Music of the Venice Biennale to the Mittelfest, from the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, to the concert for the beatification of Pope John Paul II and to the international Festival of Lubiana.

In 2018 the Orchestra is the protagonist with the famous pianist Vincenzo Maltempo in the recording of a double CD of Brahms, produced by 2R productions, for the prestigious Piano Classics.

In the Region, it collaborates with the Ente Regionale Teatrale on an important project of musical enhancement that covers the entire territory of Friuli Venezia Giulia; moreover together with the Italian Healthcare Agency it has programmed relevant interdisciplinary projects based on social inclusion through music and other innovative activities, specifically targeted to young audiences and to schools. The Mitteleuropa Orchestra is supported and financed by the Regional Administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia and to the partnership with the Friuli Foundation. Since 2015 it has programmed its own concert season at the Gustavo Modena theatre in Palmanova.

Tomas Kadlubiec

Tomas Kadlubiec studied violin at Janáček Conservatory Ostrava, Academy of Fine Arts Praha and Ostravien University, where he graduated from the class of Prof. Vitezslav Kuzník.
He was a private student of Simon Fordham, repeatedly took lessons with Jan Talich and participated in masterclasses held by Midori Gotto, Mauricio Fuks, Vladimit Tretyak, Johan Schulz and Mi Kyung Lee. As regards his orchestral career, Tomas worked as violin leader at Czech chamber orchestra Pardubice, as Concertmaster of Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina chamber orchestra, as Concertmaster Assistant of Slovak National Radio symphony orchestra and Concertmaster of North Czech Philharmony. As guest Concertmaster of National Symphony Orchestra Prag he appeared on many international tours and projects (including concerts at Berliner Philharmoniker venue, Berliner Konzerthaus, Lepziger Gewandhaus, Tonhalle Zurich as well as in other places of Holland, Belgium and Germany). As guest member, he worked with Prague Chamber Philharmony, National Philharmony Olomouc and Slovakian Capella Istropolitana. Besides our FVG Mitteleuropa Orchestra Tomas performs with American- Swiss pianist Deborah Lee, with piano trio Alceo and works as artistic leader of North Czech Capella.